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Overall
Percent |
County
Rank |
Percent
Change |
Male |
Female |
White |
NonWhite |
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total |
8,608 |
99.5 |
13 |
12.1 |
4,352 |
4,256 |
8,530 |
78 |
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Under 1 |
93 |
0.6 |
73 |
-1.1 |
48 |
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93 |
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1 - 4 |
408 |
4.7 |
60 |
-0.7 |
217 |
191 |
403 |
5 |
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5 - 9 |
549 |
6.4 |
58 |
-11.9 |
278 |
271 |
541 |
8 |
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10 - 14 |
629 |
7.3 |
40 |
-2.5 |
343 |
286 |
620 |
9 |
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15 - 19 |
669 |
7.8 |
21 |
22.3 |
371 |
298 |
662 |
7 |
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20 - 24 |
452 |
5.3 |
56 |
8.4 |
217 |
235 |
449 |
3 |
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25 - 29 |
424 |
4.9 |
66 |
-10.9 |
227 |
197 |
422 |
2 |
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30 - 34 |
476 |
5.5 |
64 |
-10.2 |
231 |
245 |
472 |
4 |
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35 - 39 |
597 |
6.9 |
53 |
3.1 |
299 |
298 |
591 |
6 |
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40 - 44 |
655 |
7.6 |
16 |
26.4 |
332 |
323 |
649 |
6 |
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45 - 54 |
1,282 |
14.9 |
1 |
35.2 |
664 |
618 |
1,271 |
11 |
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55 - 64 |
1,098 |
12.8 |
8 |
47.6 |
544 |
554 |
1,086 |
12 |
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65 - 74 |
674 |
7.8 |
40 |
0.3 |
342 |
332 |
673 |
1 |
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75 - 84 |
458 |
5.3 |
37 |
20.2 |
186 |
272 |
457 |
1 |
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85+ |
144 |
1.7 |
59 |
51.6 |
53 |
91 |
142 |
2 |
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10 - 17 |
1,092 |
12.7 |
58 |
8.1 |
598 |
494 |
1,079 |
13 |
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18 - 19 |
206 |
2.4 |
40 |
13.2 |
116 |
90 |
204 |
2 |
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65+ |
1,276 |
14.8 |
40 |
11.1 |
581 |
695 |
1,272 |
4 |
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Number |
Percent of Total |
County Rank |
2000 |
Percent
of Total |
Number |
County Rank |
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Population
Less Than 100% Poverty |
1,949 |
23.3% |
12 |
Unemployment Rate (2001) |
6.8% |
2,725 |
25 |
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Population
0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty |
648 |
28.5% |
24 |
Per Capita Income (1998) |
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$13,850.00 |
75 |
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Federal
Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and: |
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Medicaid Eligible |
26.3% |
2,263 |
19 |
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Uninsured |
1,720 |
22.4% |
10 |
Medicaid Eligible Children |
51.0% |
1,250 |
24 |
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Medicare |
823 |
10.7% |
20 |
EPSDT Participation (2001) |
28.0% |
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46 |
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Under Age 65 and Medicaid+ |
1,061 |
13.8% |
9 |
TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload |
1.7% |
148 |
40 |
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Uninsured
- State survey (1998 - 2000) |
1,679 |
19.5% |
26 |
WIC Average Caseload |
|
355 |
68 |
+Federal
estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error. See definition for discussion.
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Number |
Percent or Rate |
County Rank |
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Number
or Rate |
County Rank |
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Live
Births |
94 |
12.4** |
62 |
Live Births (1996 - 2000) |
454 |
73 |
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Low
Birth Weight |
10 |
10.6% |
16 |
Low Birth Weight (1996 -
2000) |
7.9% |
48 |
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Birth
To Adolescents (10 - 17) |
4 |
4.3% |
61 |
General Fertility Rate
(2000) |
58.8** |
62 |
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Prenatal
Care (no 1st trimester care |
17 |
18.5% |
50 |
Teen Fertility Rate (2000) |
47.0** |
66 |
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Female
Population,15 - 19 |
298 |
7.9% |
27 |
Female Population, 15 - 44 |
1,600 |
73 |
**Rate
is per 1,000 population.
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Rate++ |
County Rank |
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Number |
Rate++ |
County Rank |
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Vaccine
Preventable Diseases |
1 |
11.6 |
13 |
Syphilis: |
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Tuberculosis |
0 |
0.0 |
62 |
Primary/Secondary |
0 |
0.0 |
48 |
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HIV |
0 |
0.0 |
46 |
Early Latent |
0 |
0.0 |
57 |
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AIDS |
0 |
0.0 |
5 |
Congenital |
0 |
0.0 |
41 |
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Gonorrhea |
0 |
0.0 |
74 |
Chlamydia |
5 |
58.1 |
71 |
++Rate
is per 100,000 population.
2000
MORTALITY
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Rate |
County Rank |
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Number |
Rate |
County Rank |
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Infant
Mortality |
0 |
0.0+ |
71 |
Breast
Cancer |
0 |
0.0++ |
71 |
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All
Causes |
95 |
962.2++ |
53 |
Cerebrovascular
Disease |
6 |
60.7++ |
58 |
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Heart
Disease |
36 |
371.7++ |
14 |
Motor
Vehicle Accidents |
2 |
25.3++ |
44 |
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Cardiovascular
Disease |
44 |
451.1++ |
21 |
Work
Related Injuries |
0 |
0.0++ |
57 |
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Cancer |
21 |
203.3++ |
45 |
Suicide |
0 |
0.0++ |
72 |
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Lung
Cancer |
5 |
47.8++ |
70 |
Homicide |
0 |
0.0++ |
64 |
+
Rate is per 1,000 live births.
++
Rate is per 100,000 and age adjusted to
U.S. 2000 population.
2000
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA) 2000 MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA)
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YES |
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Is
this a total county MUA? |
YES |
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Are
there geographic county HPSAs? |
NO |
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Is
this a partial county MUA? |
NO |
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Are
there population group HPSAs? |
NO |
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Population
of MUA: 8,608 |
(100%
of county population) |
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Are
there facility HPSAs? |
NO |
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Population
of HPSA: |
8,608 |
(100%
of county population) |
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2001
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
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Number |
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Number |
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Total
Physicians |
3 |
Total
Dental |
6 |
Total
Nursing |
89 |
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Primary
Care Physicians |
2 |
Total
Optometry |
1 |
Licensed
Practical Nurse |
45 |
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Total
Chiropractors |
1 |
Total
Social Work |
0 |
Registered
Nurse |
44 |
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FTE |
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FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
Encounters |
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1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
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MEDICAL
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Type
of Facility |
Number
of Beds |
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NEWTON
COUNTY HEALTH UNIT |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
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of Service |
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North AR Med Ctr - Jasper |
Advanced |